What to see in America . Seven miles from wherethe James River breaksthrough the Blue Ridge,by a magnificent gorge atBalcony Falls, is the fa-mous Natural arch is two hundredand fifteen feet high,ninety feet wide, and hasa span of one hundredfeet. The crown of thearch is forty feet thick,and over it passes a publicroad. Down below is alittle stream. Back amongthe mountains to thenorthwest is Hot Springs,which was a popular resort even as long ago as 1838, whenthe only means of travel thither was by saddle horse andstage coach. It is 2500 feet above the sea level. Not farfrom here ar
What to see in America . Seven miles from wherethe James River breaksthrough the Blue Ridge,by a magnificent gorge atBalcony Falls, is the fa-mous Natural arch is two hundredand fifteen feet high,ninety feet wide, and hasa span of one hundredfeet. The crown of thearch is forty feet thick,and over it passes a publicroad. Down below is alittle stream. Back amongthe mountains to thenorthwest is Hot Springs,which was a popular resort even as long ago as 1838, whenthe only means of travel thither was by saddle horse andstage coach. It is 2500 feet above the sea level. Not farfrom here are three tributaries of the James, called BullPasture, Cow Pasture, and Calf Pasture rivers. Also near athand is the old Windy Cove Church, built in 1749. Atthat time hostile Indians were so numerous that sentinelswere kept on duty at the church during service, and gunswere stacked inside. Down on the southwestern borderof the state in Grayson County is Mt. Rogers, Virginiasloftiest height, with an altitude of 5719 Falling Springs, near Cov Virginia 157 About seventy-five miles northwest of Richmond ThomasJefferson was born in 1743, a Httle east of Charlottesville, atShadwell. His fathers estate included a hill with steepcraggy sides, three miles west of Charlottesville, and therehe built in later life what was one of the finest residences inthe South, surrounded by beautiful lawns, groves, andgardens. He called the place Monticello, an Italian namethat means Little ^Mountain. To it he retired from thepresidency in 1809, and the place at once became the Meccafor a host of visitors and admirers. Friends, kindred, andthe public generally came, and some arrived in families,bringing babies, nurses, drivers, and horses, perhaps tospend days or weeks at a time. Crowds would stand aboutthe house for hours, watching to see him come forth, until indesperation he wouldfly to his farm. PoplarForest, in BedfordCounty; and his com-ment, that Politicalhonors are but splen-did torments,
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